懂中文 Dong Chinese

换

huàn

change

Simplified form of 換. Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 奐 represents the sound.

Components
扌 meaning component

扌  Meaning component

shou, shǒu

  

hand

扌 is a component form of 手.

奂 sound component

奂  Sound component

huàn

  

be numerous

Evolution

换 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
换 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
换 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
换 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

换 (換) 

huàn

change, exchange; substitute; to exchange; to change (clothes etc); to substitute; to switch; to convert (currency)

Most common words with 换
Freq.
Word
Meaning

换

to exchange

交换

to exchange

转换

to change

更换

to replace (a worn-out tire etc)

变换

to transform